Open a URL with a task

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Good day,I’m trying to open a URL with a task (Windows GUI) but I can’t get it to work.Per the docs, I created a ‘Windows command’ task and gave the Object name the value ‘http:’. I created a task parameter ‘url’.To open a dynamic URL without knowing the default browser, you can trick the task by using 'http:' as Object name and set the first parameter to the URL to be opened. The same goes for other URI schemes like 'mailto:'. The default browser opens up, but it doesn’t go to the URL. I even tried ‘http:’ but I can’t get it to work. However, if I ‘hard code’ a link in the Object name, it does open up.What am I missing?

S Koning · Accepted Answer

I found the solution.You should not have 'http:' in the Object namefield but only the brackets with the parameter name eg. . The parameter should have thefull URL including http (or https) as value.So basically you have to have an expression field on the subject for the full URL.

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